Learn more about Freshwater Pearls

Most freshwater pearls come from China. They’re cultivated in mussels grown in freshwater lakes and ponds. Each mussel can be harvested many times, yielding several pearls at a time. Most freshwater pearls range from 4 mm to 7 mm and are mostly composed of solid nacre, ensuring they’ll last a lifetime.

Some people feel that the best round to near-round white freshwater cultured pearls not only rival but are often undistinguishable from the finest white Japanese akoya cultured pearls. The only difference is the price as freshwater pearls are more affordable. See our selection of freshwater pearl jewelry.

Pearl of Wisdom:
Freshwater mussels can produce up to 40 cultured pearls at one time.